Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe’s classic novel Things Fall Apart (1958) is often seen as a riposte to European representations of African life and culture, not least for instance Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, which Achebe memorably described as the work of “a … Continue reading →Continue reading →
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Video of lecture by Rob Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme in 2014; also video by Robert Crawford in 2015 for the “Repetition Compulsion” theme.
Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Aimé Césaire, The Tragedy of King Christophe, and Derek Walcott, Henri Christophe
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Silencing the Past
Video of lecture by Paul Krause for the “Remake/Remodel” theme (2013) and Repetition Compulsion Theme (2014).